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Legionnaires' Disease Outbreak in Poland Claims 16 Lives

  • The outbreak has killed 16 people and hospitalized over 150 in southeastern Poland.
  • The outbreak is concentrated in Rzeszow, with the municipal water supply the likely source.
  • Rzeszow has become a hub for the international response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
  • Authorities are dispelling unfounded rumors of Russian responsibility for the outbreak.
  • The city has shut off water fountains and chlorinated the water supply in response to the outbreak.
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